Ankur Pal v. State of U.P. and 7 Others

Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40117 of 2023 Applicant :- Ankur Pal Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Jitendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State as also perused the record.

¶2This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking direction to the court below for early decision of Criminal Case No.5043 of 2022, arising out of Case Crime No.647 of 2020 and Misc. Case No.842 of 2020, under Sections-147, 149, 452, 323, 354, 354B, 379 I.P.C., Police Station-Sihani Gate, District-Ghaziabad, pending before the Addl. Civil Judge (SD), Court No.3, Ghaziabad.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is complainant and lodged FIR against opposite party nos.2 to 8. After submitting chargesheet, the case was treated as complaint case. Final report was filed by Investigating Officer thereafter on protest proceedings against the opposite party No.2 treated as complaint and after recording of statement recorded under Sections 200 and 202 Cr.P.C., opposite party Nos.2 to 8 was summoned. Opposite party no.2 is appearing in the trial proceedings. He further submitted that proceedings of the aforesaid case be decided within stipulated period.

¶4Considering the fact that the trial has remained pending since 2020. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this application is finally disposed of with a direction to the court below to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 Nitin Verma High Court of Judicature at Allahabad